高等学校研究生英语综合教程上unit3.pptxVIP

高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）INTEGRATED COURSEUnit 3 Leisure Activity Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final ProjectStarting outTask 1Work in groups to interpret and comment on the quotations about leisure on Page 64.Starting out—Task 1To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization. —Arnold Toynbee British economic historian and social reformerInterpretation: The quotation implies that how to spend leisure time in a smart way are a mirror of how civilized a society is.Starting out—Task 12. Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain; the lazy one never. — Benjamin FranklinAmerican scientist, publisher and diplomatInterpretation: Whether one can benefit from leisure time or not depends largely on your attitude. If you are hardworking, then you may take full advantage of your time to promote self-development; but if you are lazy, chances are that you won’t spend your leisure time getting down to something useful. Starting out—Task 13. The real dividing line between things we call work and the things we call leisure is that in leisure, however active we may be, we make our own choices and our own decisions. We feel for the time being that our life is our own. — William Raymond British novelist and criticInterpretation: The substantial difference between work and leisure consists in the extent of autonomy. It appears that during leisure time one is entitled to choose his own way enjoy his time to the fullest whereas in the workplace one is required to comply with rules and regulations.Starting out—Task 14. It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. —Agnes RepplierAmerican essayist and biographerInterpretation: One can derive the true meaning of life from pleasure and happiness. But what makes a person who he is depends on how he spends his leisure time. Starting out—Task 15